AIR FORCE ACADEMY — With Hurricane Ike still aiming at south Texas and the Houston area, University of Houston officials announced Wednesday afternoon that Saturday’s game with the Air Force Academy is being moved to SMU’s stadium in Dallas.

Game time remains 1:30 p.m. MDT.

Jim Trego, Air Force senior associate athletic director, said he was notified that Air Force’s third game of the season was being moved from Houston to Dallas. Air Force officials wanted the game moved to Colorado Springs.

“We wanted them to understand that we would do whatever it took to bring the game here,” Trego said. “The weather is going to be good here. We’re going to feel some weather in Dallas. We’re looking for heavy rain and wind. But we’re certain it will be better in Dallas than in Houston.”

Wednesday night, Texas postponed its game Saturday against Arkansas to Sept. 27.

No word yet on Baylor, which is scheduled to host Washington State. The Stanford-TCU game will start at 6 p.m. instead of the previously scheduled noon. In baseball, the Houston Astros host the Chicago Cubs in a three-game series beginning Friday. Meanwhile, several school districts along the Gulf Coast and in central Texas have already called off or rescheduled weekend games.

Irv Moss, The Denver Post; The Associated Press

Buffs lose tight end.

Tight end Luke Walters is out for the season. He had surgery on his left leg this week to repair a stress fracture. He was cleared to participate in a recent practice but felt pain. Walters, a former ThunderRidge High School athlete who sat out the 2007 season after transferring from New Mexico, said he will apply to the NCAA for an injury hardship ruling to retain two years of eligibility at CU.

CenturyLink, the telecommunications company that ended its sponsorship agreement with Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall because of his protests during the national anthem last year, said it will not terminate its agreement with current client Emmanuel Sanders.